Private Properties: Carole King Lowers Price on Idaho Ranch: Carole King has cut the price on her Idaho wilderness ranch to $11.9 million, more than a 25% discount off its most recent asking price. Plus, a Mercer Island, Wash., home that was on the market for $28.8 million will be offered for sale at auction.

Open House: ‘Crocodile’ Dundee Slept Here: A roughly 8,600-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-bath home on 115 acres of land in Possum Creek, Australia, is asking 8.3 million Australian dollars (US$8.7 million). Actor Paul Hogan was the original owner.

Block Party: 231st Street Builds Its Future: Orange barrels, hard hats and the other typical signs of construction have become commonplace in the past few years in the vicinity of 231st Street west of Broadway in the West Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.

Navy Yard Is Lacking Land Deal: As the Brooklyn Navy Yard proceeds through the city’s approval process to redevelop Admirals Row, an important detail remains unresolved—buying the land from the federal government